Quick Chat: Using Assessments to Identify and Address COVID-19 Learning Gaps Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Poll When it comes to opening schools for the 2020/21 school year, which scenarios are you currently planning for? Select all that apply. – Return to full-time in-person schooling – Reopening schools while accommodating social distancing – Hybrid learning models – Full-time remote learning – We have not started planning 2
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Welcome and Overview 4
REL Central – Who We Are The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Central at Marzano Research serves the applied education research needs of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 5
Meet the Presenters • Anne Butterworth, Education Improvement Specialist, REL Central • Norm Alerta , Director of Assessment and Performance Analytics, Cherry Creek School District, Colorado • Debra Johnson , Superintendent, Chamberlain School District, South Dakota 6
Looking to the Past to Prepare for the Future This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA 7
Assessment Need School Building Closures How will extended remote learning due to COVID-19 impact student academic achievement levels and retainment? Education Week. (2020, May 6). Map: Coronavirus and school closures . https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/map-coronavirus-and-schoolclosures.html 8
Conversation: Where Do We Start When Students Return?
Differences in Need • How does the need for student assessment in fall 2020 differ from prior years? 10
Prioritization • How are you prioritizing what to assess when students return? 11
Resources • What resources do educators need in order to use assessment data effectively? 12
Gaps • What are potential gaps in assessment data and available resources? 13
Implementation Online Hybrid • How is your district planning to administer assessments, given your scenario for returning in the fall and other student needs? In-person 14
Additional U.S. Department of Education and REL Network Resources • In response to COVID-19, the RELs have collaborated to produce a series of evidence- based resources and guidance about teaching and learning in a remote environment as well as other considerations brought about by the pandemic. – https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/covid-19/ 15
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Thank You Please visit our website and follow us on Twitter for information about our events, priorities, and alliances, and for access to our many free resources. ies. ed. gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/central/index.asp @RELCentral Or contact us at RELCentral@MarzanoResearch.com This presentation was prepared under Contract ED-IES-17-C-0005 by Regional Educational Laboratory Central, administered by Marzano Research. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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